3º TRI PROJECT - All about tests

Hey guys,

We are going to finish this year learning all about entrance exams and their English tests.

Setting - groups of 3
Deadline - November, 3rd 

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?

1. CHOOSE ONE UNIVERSITY OF YOUR INTEREST (BRAZIL). IT MUST HAVE ENGLISH TEST IN ITS ENTRANCE EXAMS.

2. SELECT THE LAST 3 TESTS TO ANALYZE (PREFERABLY FROM SUMMER EXAMS)

3. CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING TOPICS TO STUDY: Reading, Vocabulary, Grammar. THEN WRITE DOWN ALL THE INFORMATION THE GROUP STUDIED ABOUT THE ENGLISH QUESTIONS, GIVING TIPS AND EXAMPLES. 

4. MAKE 2 QUESTIONS WITH CHARACTERISTICS FROM THIS UNIVERSITY EXAM.

STUDY GUIDELINES:

A. EXAM INFO

• How is the exam organized? 
• What are the subjects?
• How many questions? What kind?
• How many days?
• When is the subscription?
• When is the test?

B. ENGLISH EXAM

What are the main characteristics?

READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1. What types of text are included (article, interview, song, poem, cartoon, comment, letter, etc.)?
2. What areas/topics are more common?
3. What previous knowledge should we have? 
4. What is the main focus of the comprehension questions? 
5. Do they follow any pattern? Give examples.
6. What can we do to master these questions? Add Suggestions!

VOCABULARY QUESTIONS

1. What is asked in the vocabulary questions?
2. What is the level of difficulty? 
3. Check the presence of translation. How is it done?
4. Any peculiarity? Any tips? Give examples.

GRAMMAR QUESTIONS

1. What is mainly asked?
2. What are the most common grammar topics?
3. What is the level required? 
4. Are they all related to the text? 
5. Any peculiarity? Any tips? Give examples.

C. QUESTIONS MAKING PROCESS

1. Choose a text (article, interview, song, poem, cartoon, comment, letter, etc.)
2. Decide on the types of the questions
3. Create 2 questions following the same characteristics of the exams analyzed.
4. Post your questions on the blog without the answers.

We are counting on you!!!

Helena & Jana